POST on-1 e E ACT

L.N . IJ'J ot 1993

POST on-1 e E ACT

(CAf'. 154)

IN exercise of the powers oonfe=d by section 10 of the PQlit OffICe

Act , the Minister for Transpon and Communications , in roncu=nte

with the Minister of Finance, has made the following regulat>ons; -

(1) These regulatio ns may be cited as the Inland POIil

(Amendment) (No . 4) Regulations, 1993, and shall be read and

oonstrued as one with the Inland Post Regulation$, 1985, hereinafter LN. lSofl98S.

referred to as " the principal regulatio ns".

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st

J anuary. 1994.

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(Rcgolamenli66,131)

Formolll &fI.aJ Rlk,jesu d"'ar OticlIl Po6taUjew Palk Rlppurtat NIeqes , bU-rtsan ,

Ma Wasalx , jew .ort'o!\ra Tntttat IrnaoIannent

Di n it.formula ghandha lig; mim!ija b'iuri hp;tal; kcmm jista'

WAlIHAL

BOLLA

jk"n dal!, u moght ija Iura minn rejn lIarget. jew mibghula bil-

posta lill,PQs/mru/tr General. Urtiftju General; tal-Posta, Triq

(Ara nota a)

Merkant;, Vall ClIa CMR02.

Data ta' din I-applikazzjoni

I.

L';5Cm u [·indiri12 sl'lih miklub fuq

l~ell posla ti

Jckk kiC:ll~ mibgllu! bhala pakk ,

2,

paklr.e!! , ett.,

1. Mill impuslah , u flicma Uffittju jew

kun !B' I-iuri Ir.ienimpustal

4. Id-data u I-hi llli tiell impustat

Data .......... ............ Hi n ............. .. .

S.

Jekk Ir.ienx lI$$igurat, u jekk iva ghal

licmaam mon!

Jclr.k ki c n~ reaiSlra!

6.

7. In-numru u d·dala la' I·irtevuta

mogtu ijamiH,Pos1a

Numru ... ", .... .. .. ..... . Dala "'''" .... ..

8. Jckk Ir.ienx mibghut bl-ajru jcw bil ·

bahar

Jel<k kienu in kluZi Prulw O TU .S,

9. ehmd il-coumufoils origi nal; tal-

Proud Orders 11 agrlli n-numru IU-

serje

Aghti r-ragun; 1i s l'l aliba <Jie~l'Ida

Regulation 4 1 of the principal regulations shall be amended as ,-~

follows

<a) immediately It the end of paragraph (4) thereof, then

shall be added the following proviso

- Provided Ihal if the fo rwarding address of such a n:-direction

re<jue:!ll is that of a Post Of rICe pri valC delivery box, the above

provisioo shall not apply .-;

(b) for paragraph (8) thereof. then: shall be lUbsliluted the

following new pangraph

-(8) An application for re-di rection Of an extension

thereof shall be valid fo r a period of lwelve months and shaD be

oompJied with upon payment in advance of the diarges

specified in the Third Schedule 10 these regulations .-; and

(c) paragraphs (10), (11) , ( 12) and (Il) thereof sbaD be

deleted .

For regula tion 137 of the pri nci pal regu lalions then: sllwl be

subslilu\ed the foUowing new regula,ion

Ill. The maxim um and mi nimum amoun ts for which I

single Money Order may be issued shall be as specified in the

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Third Schedule 10 t hese regulations, but the remitter may

apply for more tllan one Money O rder at the same lime.-.

Regulations 141 . 143 , 144 and 147 of the principal regulations

shall be deleted .

For tile Firsl Schedule to the pri rK:i~1 regulations, there shall

be substituted the following

MARST SCHEOULE

UplOSOg ...................... ............................... .

Each additional SOg up to 2Kg ........................... .

Postcards ...... .................. ...••.••.•..... ........... ..........• " .............. .

Up to 50g .......... , . . ,.,.,', .............. ................ .... .

Each addilional50g up to 2Kg .................. .

llIe _iglll li mit for print ed papers is 2 Kg but packets of books or

pamphJeu weighing up 10 5 Kg may be ~nl ll5 prin ted papers at the fol-

For every additional IKg or fraction thereof over

Zkg .......... .............. ....................... ,"', ..... .

Locally Registered Newspapell

For each copY 00.1 exceeding 100g .............. ..........

E very addillOnalSOg or fraction thereof per copy... .

Art icles for the Use of (ne Blind (including parcels conlaining !IOlely

~ rticlcs fo r the u~ of the blind) •.•

NOI eJceeding 1 Kg in weighl ........................... .

E~ceeding I Kg but not 3 Kg

b ceediog 3 Kg but 001 5 Kg ............................. .

E xceeding 5 Kg but not 10 Kg ............................ .

For Ihe Third Schedule to the principal n:gulltions, then:shall

be substituted the following

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KTIl IRD SCHEDULE

Poo omce C harges, Fees, Commissions, CompeMations and

Maximum and Minimum amounts ofa Money 0n1tT

Se Uing Pricesof Post office Stationery

RegiSlrlltion Envelopes

" " 7,

SizeG ..... .... ................ .................... .

Size H ........... ............. ..................... .

Size K ........... •..••.•....... .....................

"

A erogrammes ........... ....... .. ............... .

lOo:+~alue

Presen tation Pack .............................. .

of$tamps

7,

Fi rst Day Cover (blank) ........... ...... .. ......... .

SOu~enir Folder (blank) .........

" "

Maximum card (mint) ............. ............ .... .

Philatelic Olarges

(a) For any order for the affixing of stamp!

on any en~elopc, card, aerogramme or other

item of postal stationery

(i)

Where the number is less than

SOO .•.... ............ ••.••••.... ............•••••••.. SC per en~elope,elc

(i;) Whe re the number is SOO or

more ..... ... ....................................... 4cper envelope , elC

(b) For any orde r for the supply of mint

andlor cance lled stamps and postal stationery .

but excluding postal slalionery wilh slamps

affixed lhereon

(i) Where Ihe value of the order

does not exceed Lm2 ........................... IOcforeachordcr

( ii) Where the ~Blue of the order

uceeds Lm2 b..I! does nQ( exceed LmS .... 25dor uch order

(iii) Where the 'IlItue of the order

exceeds LmS bUIIS\)es 001 Clceed LmW ... 35c for each order

(i~) Where Ihe value of llie order

exceeds Lm20 bUI does nOI exceed Lml OO 5Oc foreachorder

(~) Where the value of Ihe order

exceeds Lm lOO but does OOt exceed

LrnSOO ..........•..••••••••••..........•.••••••.... Unl for each order

(vi) Where the .... Iue of the order

exceeds LrnSOO .. ... ................... .......... LmS for each order

Regulation JS Search fee prior 10 withdrawal of a postal article

Regulation 4\ Redirection

Annual ...... ............ ........... .. , .......... .

To PO BOlles, annual ....... .

Regulation 47 Registration fee for newspapers ...................

Regu lation 54 Certificate of posting of unregistered postal

articles ..... .............. ...................... ..........

Regulation 56 Business reply service per item ................... .

Regulation 57 Registration fee ...................................... .

Regu lation 61 Advice of delivery ofa registered letter ........ .

Regulation 61

and 66 Enquiry fee ................................ ............ .

Regulation 67

and 132 Fee in connection with certificate of IOM or

damage .............. .......... ...... .......... ......... .

Regulation 68 Muimum oompenSlltion for loss. damage or

destruction of a registered postal article ........ .

Regulation 106 Commission to stampvelldors

For every Lm l purchased . " .... ............. .

For every Lml for every Yea r Paek pur·

chased ................... ..................... .... .

Regulation 109 Rent of a private delivery box - per annu m .. .

Regulation III IXposit on key of private del i" ery boll ......... .

·Regulation I tI Supply of elltra blank key5 •...• ...... ... ........... .

RegUlation I I 1 Charge for replaccme ntlock

Regulation III Charge for non·return of key!s ...................•

Regulation 112 Sharing facility of a private delivery box - per

annum ....................... ................... .......••

Regulation 119 Annual fee for private posting box .......... .... .

Regulation 130 Muimum compensation for loss or damage ofa

parcel ........•..••.••••..•.....................•..•.•....

Regulation 131 Minimum amount of a money Order ......•...•.•

Maximum amount of a Money Order ..••.•••....

RegUl ation 138 CommillSion on Local MoneyOrden

For sums nO! ex~ding Lm20 .. ...•.•.•••...

For sums exceeding Lm20 .......•.•••........

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1. For the Fourth Sched ule 10 tile principII n:gulationsthereslla ll

be substituted the following:-

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MFOURTH SCHEDULE

(Regulation 41)

IMPORTANT - Please see conditions overleaf

PO~A STE RGENERAL

I req\le$llhal postal ankles add~ 10 meJus al

be redi rected 10 ....................................................................................... .

with effect from ................. ........ ... ... .......... .. .

Signatures and ID card numbers of all persons over 18 years of age who arc requesting

this redirection

Signa ture ................ ......... Name in Blocks ................. ........ 1.0. No .

Signature ............. " " ......... Name in Blocks ......................... l.O. No.

Signatu re ...... " .. , ... ........... Name in Blocks ............ ............. 1.0. No .

Signature ........................ . Name in Blocks ............. ............ 1.0. No .

. ................. 1.0. No .

Signature

Name in Block$

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FOR OFFICE USE

Noted in redir«lion boot

Date .......................... .

Mail Inspector ......................................... .

I. A reqUCSI for redirection will not be com plied wilh in the case of postal a"ides

addre5$ed \0 boI:els, club$, inslilutioT1$, elc., a nd residential flals whe re the addressees

have I common kller box with othen in the umt buildi ng.

2. A redirection request is valid for a period of 12 months. An application for the

rcnewel of a redirection request must be made alleast ]5 da)'$ prior 10 the u:piryofthe

dale of the existing redi rection order and is granted 007 wlien the PoslmalilerGencnd

is u lided that the circumstances jU.'llify an exte nsion 0 the initia l period.

Redirection requesu are charged the following fees

1. lml annually for a normal re-diredioo

LmS annually when redirecrioo is 10 a PO Bo •.

A redirection request must be signed by the p<:ROn or per~,"s to whom the postal

4. articles are addreued.

S. On the expiration of a redirection order all postal articles rea:ived will be delivered

as originally addressed . ~.

For the Seventll Sclledult to tl>c principal regulations there

s..""m.,",u..

s._~ 5<_ ..

sllall be substilUted tile fOllowing:-

~SEVENTH

SCHED ULE

(Regulation 82. 91. 94)

Sub- POA 0fTka

HOU RS O F BUS INESS

8.ooa.m.to l.oop.m .

From Mondaysto Fridays

4.oop.m.t06.oop.m .

8.ooa .m. lo Loo p.m.

Saturdays

Sundays and other Public holidays

REMUNERATI ON AND COMMISS ION TO SU B-POSTMASTERS

Lm750

Annual remuneration

Comnlission to Sub- PoS!ma§terson business transactions

~a)

Saleohtampsand ~tal stationery

kin the Lm

4c for each onc issued or cneahM:d

,b) MoneyOrders(Localand Foreign)

le rOf each onc issued Of encashed

(c) PostalOnkrs

(d) Registration of post~1 articles (Local or

2c on each postal anicle

Foreign)

xon each parcel posted

(ej Parcels

x on each postcheque encashell

(f) Postcheques

kon each payment received

(g) Telephone paymenlS

4cintheLm ~.

(h) SaleofTelccards

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For the Eigtuh Schedule to the principal regu lations, there

s..boIit ........

EiplbSd J . .

sha ll be substit uted the following

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"EIGIITH SC HEDULE

( Regulatio ns 66, 131)

ENQUIRY ON A POSTAL ARTI C1.EOR PARCEL REPORTED MISSING .

DAMAGED, DELAYED OR IN ANY WAY IRR EGULARLY TREATED

This form should be com pl eted in block letters as accu rately as

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possible, and eitrn,T ha nded baek to the issuing ofrlOe or sent

STAMP

under co~er 10 THE POSTMASTE R GENERA L, GENERAL

(See note a)

POST OFFICE. VA LlETTA CMR02.

Dalt of Ih ~ application ... ........ ....... "

]. The nam e and complete address

wTillen on the postal articl e

2. Whether il was sent as a parcel,

leUcT:p3cket , elC ..

3. By whom , and at what O ffice or in

wh ich letter;bo~ it wa~ posted,

l1Ic dale alld lime of posting

4. Date ............•......... TIme : ...••.........

Whdlter i, was insu red and for what

5. amount

Whether it was registered

7. [f registered, state number and

aUach copyofreccipl

Number ..................... Date .. .... ..... .

8. WiletiM::r it wall $en t by airor surface

mail

...... ....... ........ , ... ............. ... ... ,""', ..

9. If Postal Orders were included,

auach original Post al Orderoounter·

foils and Sla le $Crial numbers

State tile nature o f tbe compLaint

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ssir din il-Ia lba la" in~e!iligazzJOnl

Agflti l-isem u L-indiriu $hih la' mill

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qieghed jihghall-oUell

Slale the name and full address of

IMscndcr

Amount orclai m (~ nole b)

Signa lUre of scnderor his authorised

agent

Nolt.. Enquires should bear a Wc: slamp if postal artick is addressed 10 a IocaJ

destination and 20c if addressed to an ove rseas destination. In case of registered postal

articles with AR card. no stamps arc required.

Nok b. No com pensation is payable in respecl of any (10$1&1 article lost or damaged

which i$$oen l hyordinary post other than the parcel post. The oompt: nsat io n payable for

tile Iou or damage of rcgi$lcred postal articles and parccls is gove rllCd by local and

international postal rcgulalions .~.

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